Ángel Di Maria

Angel Fabian Di Maria Hernandez (born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer. He plays for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Argentina national team. He can play as either a winger or attacking midfielder.[1]

Angel Di Maria
Di Maria with PSG in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Angel Fabian Di Maria Hernandez
Date of birth (1988-02-14) 14 February 1988
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Paris Saint-Germain
Number 11
Youth career
1992-2005 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005-2007 Rosario Central 35 (6)
2007-2010 Benfica 76 (7)
2010-2014 Real Madrid 124 (22)
2014-2015 Manchester United 27 (3)
2015- Paris Saint-Germain 87 (27)
National team
2007 Argentina U20 13 (3)
2008 Argentina U23 6 (2)
2008- Argentina 93 (19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2018

Career

After beginning his career with Rosario Central, Di María moved to Europe in 2007 to play for Benfica of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He made a €25 million move to Real Madrid three years later, in 2010. After winning the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid in 2014, he signed for Manchester United in summer 2014 for a national record £59.7 million. In summer 2015, he signed a 4 year contract with Paris Saint-Germain for €63 million.[2]

A full international for Argentina since 2008, Di María has earned over 50 caps for his country. He scored the goal that gave Argentina first place at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and has also represented them at two World Cups and the 2011 Copa América, 2015 Copa América, and the 2016 Copa América Centenario.

References

  1. "Ángel Di María Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  2. "Ligue1.com - Player profile Angel DI MARIA (Paris Saint-Germain)". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
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